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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-08
THE "IMPRACTICABLE." !"

So Labor Party No. 3 is born and the
fun grows fast and furious. Strange
that the humorous and ridiculous side of
the movement should thus keep pace
with the tragic and pathetic. Here is
the poor worker, driven step by step to
the verge of desperation by the iron law
of wages, and here are his friends and
counselors, democrats" 'republcans,"
Prohibitionists, Union Labor-alias,
Greenbackers, United Labor-alias,
Henry George, Progressive Labor and
what not, and this is the way the chorus
runs: Thou art impracticable, he is inn
practicable, ye are impracticable, they
are impracticable.
Now, Messrs. Impracticables, that you
reduced the situation to an absurdity,
what are you going to do about it?
One thing at least is clear, if rlis family
of Impraeticables is going to grow and
multiply, the life of every son of Adam
upon this planet will soon be "impractc-
able" beyond hope.
But let us turn to the Practicable, let
us see what is actually realized, surely
there is hope there. Here are Railroads,
Steamboats,, Factories full of miraculous
machinery, Elevators full of grain, Ware
houses full of goods; everywhere at a
mere touch nature pours forth a bound
less stream of wealth, and yet-O the
terrible mockery of it all-here stand the
toll worn millions plunged up to the very
lips in this stream but forbidden to drink
and satify their wants. Ye Gods of
common sense, this is practicable this
is American And yet there are peo-
pie who still proudly deny that we are
descended from monkeys.
w. T. HORN.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-08
1.-THE IDES OF NOVEMBER. !"

Leon Lewis, of Greenport, N. Y,
has published pamphlet with the
above title. 1t is a protest against
the judicial assassination of the seven
condemned labor agitators of Chica-
60. On the first page, after giving
a short resume of the situation, he
says:
"What this little knot of judicial
assassins in Illinois is seeking to ac-
complish is nothing more nor less
than the annihilation of the honor
and dignity, as well as the peace and
prosperity, of this Republic.
"rhey propose to put a river of
blood between Capital and Labor.
"Ho introduce the foul methods
OF assassination permanently into our
politics and political strife
"'To absolutely discredit the Judi
cature of the State of Illinois and
the Nation +!
"To give the dynamiter and bomb
thrower a warrant for taking his
place as Il fixture of our national ex-
istence, in despair of obtaining JUS
tice through any legal channel!
"To array class against class in
bloody feud and vendetta, and posi-
bly, bring on a civil war which may
cost millions of lives, and leave the
whole field OF industry, commerce
and finance, a scene Of death and
desolation
"And what for?
Simply that gang of spiteful
knaves and idiots may be avenged
upon Spies and his associates for the
disagreeable truths they have uttered,
and the trouble they have caused
few capitalists who have robbed hon.
est labor of millions of dollars
The status of every juror in the
case is given, and such an exposition
of corruption and class hatred is
made that must appeal to the sense
of justice of every true American.
Indeed, it is so logical, 80 earnest,
that it must fire the hearts of honest
men with an eternal hatred of the
men and methods of Chicago-crim-
inal side. The hanging Of these men
should be the signal for the uprising
of the people for their own protection
with the ballot if permitted, with
force and arms if the rights of citi-
zenship are denied.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-08
THE BRAND THAT SELLS.

The congregation of one of Chicago's
fashionable and wealthy churches have
dispensed with the services of their cler-
gyman. The awful man had been mis-
led into saying that to pay sewing girls
wages on which they could not possibly
live, and thus to drive them to make
choice between starvation and shame,
was hardly the thing Possibly he may
have even expressed himself more
strongly. At any rate, he had to Co.
Served him right, too. What business
has any man talking Christianity in a
fashionable Christian church? He might
have known that wasn't what he was
employed for. He should have preached
down at the poor, traced their poverty
to intemperance and extravagant living,
and exhorted them to be content in the
position in life in which it has pleased
God to place them. That's the only
brand of religion that sells in fashionable
churches. CdHddiaH Labor RefOrmef,
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-08

meal actions of the despotic Tory
government. On the one side, 30,-
900 people; on the other side. from
5000 to 1000 persons. The only
explanation of this is that the Liber-
al Party has lost its hold on the
workers, and we, the Social-Demo-
Gratis, have taken their place; and
thus the Social-Democratic Fedora
ton can gather the workers together
because they have confidence in the
organization, whereas, the Liberals,
having lost that confidence, cannot
get successful demonstration even
over such an important event as the
proclamation of the Irish National
League. II. w. LEE.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-08
A HOWLING PACK.
All the democratic" Papers Make an
Attack on Organized Labor.

Following the Morning Nescs' in
itiative, the Erening Register and
the Union joined in the howl against
the Trades Council and its delegates.
The Register was the most rabid of
them all. The Union the least. In
fact every "democr ,tic" paper in
town has made the scurrilous attack.
1t will be well to remember them
all. Each one of these papers pays
union prices, and employs union men
as compositors. Evidently they
think the employment of union COM
positors full guarantee against the
natural effect of insulting Organized
Labor and its faithful servants.
They may find themselves mistaken.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-08
WORSE THAN MURDER.

A few days after the affirmation
of the death sentence of the Chicago
court on the anarchists by the State
Supreme Court of Illinois a meeting
was held at Cooper Union, New
York, to proceed against the action
of the Illinois court. The press
dispatches reporting the meeting
pictured it as mob of red handed
revolutionists, and the speeches of
the most violent, incendiary and
murderous charcter; seethlng con-
clave of eSasperated cut-throats,
creating perfect babel of confusion.
The report gave what purported to
be John Most's speech, in which he
advocated murder and revolution.
The press gave the report in start
ling and sensational head lines.
Since then the country press has
been copying, criticising and con-
demning it in the strongest, fiercest
terms. 1t now turns out that John
Most never made such speech as
that ascribed to him. Nor did any
of the other speakers there. That
the meeting was conducted ration
ally and the speeches sensible and
conservative, That in fact the re-
port was a tissue OF lies from the
first to the last. THE South West
does not hesitate to characterize
such conduct as infamous. The
creatures who would thus foully
slander their fellow men are worse
than murderers. There never was a
crime so loathsomc and vile i'm
puted to Most as these moral assas-
sins are guilty of. John Most may
be fanatic, and possibly y an extrem-
ist, but he is human being and has
some rights, though those unscrupu-
lous defamers may think otherwise.
There were other speakers there,
honest and honorable men, who were
misrepresented in the same conncc-
ton. Is this right? Is this Ameri-
can? Must the man because his
teachings are unpopular be the help
less victim of INSCRIPTIONS mis-
representation? The object no doubt
is to rouse the public to fury against
imaginary reyolutionists, throw sus-
picion and doubt upon every effort
at reform, and create class antago-
nisms and class hate. The men en-
gagged in that villainous work are
the greatest enemies of society in the
Republic day.-South West.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-08
A SMILE.

There's smile upon the honest
countenance of Labor in New York.
as it congratulates itself upon the
timely warning it had Of Georges
little scheme. The active and tangi-
bic interest of the Republican"
managers is openly displayed now.
By the way, some folks were mourn
ing a split in the Labor Party.
There is no such split, now that the
George "party' shows its true char
acter. The pity of it is that some
good men are still undeceived, and
do that which they will be sorry for
when their eyes are opened.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-08
A TIMELY WARNING.
The Capitalist Conspiracy Against
Organized Labor.

The events of the past few months
in which capitalists and workers as
such have taken a prominent part
point to coming crisis; and the
New York Leacier, Organized Labor's
daily newspaper, perceiving the
strained relations between the men
of labor and brains, and the men of
money and opportunity, publishes
the following timely warning
BE WATCHFUL
Is it because the breaking up of lawful
meetings by arbitrary authorities, the
clubbing of peaceful citizens by brutal
police; the murder of men, women and
children by Pinkerton banditti, are now
OF such frequent occurrence that they
have ceased to be subjects of comment in
the so called organs of public opinion?
Or is it because of a widespread con-
spiracy against the constitutional rights
of the people-a conspiracy which the
Doodle organs have tacitly agreed to aid
and carry through by preserving sys-
tematlc and ominous silence?
To this question there can be but one
answer, and the facts give it, There is a
widespread conspiracy for the destruc-
lion of Organized Labor
Let us be watchful. There never was
a time in the history of Republic when
its institutions were in greater peril.
Again we say, the silence of the press
is in itself sufficient warning
Aye, let us be watchful, but let us
be brave withal. Let there be
sturdy resistance against the unlaw-
full and impudent attempts of cor
rupted public functionaries to crush
out the right of free assembly, free
speech and free press.
"Prevention is better than cure"
says the old saw, and perfect organ
ization and discipline among the
working people will go far to prevent
their being unlawfully interfered
with. When public meetings are
arranged every preoaation against
interference should be taken, and
there should not be a shadow of an
excuse or pretext on the part Of the
special servants of the capitalist
class for overt acts.
Let there be organization, dis
cipline and order.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-08
ANOTHER POLICE OUTRAGE.
4 Meeting of Trades UniOnists and
Socialists Prohibited by Force.

Last week several Trades Unions
and Sections of the Socialistic Labor
Party arranged a meeting at Union
Hill, n. j., to protest against the
infringement upon the right of free
assembly by the Chicago police, and
to condemn the unjust sentence of
their victims. After the hall had
been decora led in the afternoon, one
person was left at the place to light
it up and receive the audience.
While he was waiting, a rap was
sounded upon the door, and on an
swering it, he was met by a police
captain with a platoon of patrolmen.
The captain demanded the key
which was promptly refused. Then,
as the people began to come, they
were told by the police to 60 home
and threatened with arrest. Indig-
nant as they were, they still gov
erned their tempers, and dispersed.
The next day the capitalist papers
were filled with reports of an attack
made upon the police by can
archistsp'
Several citizens who came to at
tend the meeting were arrested, not
withstanding there was no trespass-
ing of the law.
There seems to be a determined
effort to excite working people to
desperation and to the committal of
violent acts. When this fails, as it
did in the case referred to, the police
authorities seem to have influence
enough with the capitalist pspers to
have lying reports published so that
the public may be made to believe
that riot took place.
Let it be remembered that the
outraged meeting at Union Hill was
arranged by Trades Unions and So
cialist Sections, and that the meeting
was dispersed by the police without
warrant. Let it be remembered also
that the reported riot never took
place, but that it was only reported
to justify the outrageous conduct Of
the Union Hill authorities.
On Wednesday evening meeting
was held, however, and the authori-
ties were soundly denounced. Editor
Shevitch spoke, and dared the police
to arrest him as they had threatened
to. lie was not arrested.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-08
ALL UNIONS, NOTICE.

The Trades Council of New Haven
has appointed committee to collect
samples of all Union Labels to be
framed and displayed in Trades
Council Hall. The Committee
therefore respectfully calls upon the
secretaries of all unions and Labor
organizations to send samples of their
labels. Address, Trades Council
Label Committee, p. O. Drawer 1903,
New Haven, Conn.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-08
THE LAST OUTRAGE.
The London Press DenOunces the Ont.
RACES at Union Hill.

LONDON, Oct. 5.-The London
papers discuss the brutal outrage
committed last Sunday by the police
in Union Hill, N. j., in clubbing
men who intended to hold meeting
to protest against the judicial mur-
der to be committed at Chicago,
November II. They are astonished
that such an outrage could be posi-
bic in a country which boasts of its
liberty and freedom, and points out
that to suppress meeting in Ireland
an exceptional law is necessary, and
even this is considered almost illegal.
But this seems to be unnecessary in
practical America, where the police
is superior to law. In England,
where the people will not sacrifice
an iota of the right of free speech,
such an attempt to hinder a meeting
would lead to revolution. The Con-
servative newspapers in London say
that the American press, that is SO
very much excited over the police
brutalities in Ireland, has cause
enough to say something now Ct the
damnable assaults by the police on
the rights of citizens in their own
country.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-08
FILTHY lUCRE.

Money, my dear young friend, said
an elderly adviser, doesn't alone bring
happiness in this world"
Il know it doesn't, sir" responded the
young man, frankly. 1T only brings
terrapin, and trips to Europe, and canvass
backs, and lying-a-bed late in the morn
ings, and taking tailor-made girls to the
opera nights, and all that sort of grief
and misery. Give me a contented mind
and-say $50, 900 year, and some one
else can have the money" he concluded
with fine scorn.-E,r.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-08
"CASTING AN ANCHOR"

Powderly is said by the capitalist
paper to be prudent man. No
doubt. He is a temperance man,
and don't get drunk. On the head
of this he casts an anchor to wind
ward when he vehemently talks
Temperance. He can find berth
easy enough--but he is not orator
enough to be Cough.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-08
SHEVITCH-GEORGE DEBATE.

Editor Shevitch has suggested that
at the proposed debate between him
self as the elected representative Of
the Labor Party, of New York, and
Henry George, tickets of admission
be issued in equal numbers to
Georges faction and the members of
the Labor Party. The date of the
debate has not been fixed as we go to
press.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-08
THE LATEST IMPROVEMENT.
DR.. McGlynn Announces a New Plat.
form for the George Party.

form for the George Party.
At meeting of the Twenty-third
Assembly District in New York
City, DR.. McGlynn electrified his
hearers by some references to his
personal status and the announce
ment of new and comprehensive
platform. He said:
81 am priest of the Catholic Church,
and there is no power in the world that
can excommunicate me unless | first ex-
communicate myself by failing to preach
this doctrine of the rights of the people
to the bounties of nature. 1t is re-
ligious movement. If it were not /
should not take part in it. hurl back
the calumny that teach false doctrine.
1t is the doctrine taught by wise men
and by the Saints of God, and it has
never been condemned by the Catholic
Church. The Lords prayer is the text
and the platform of the party"
The saints, the church and the
Lords Prayer were Justify cheered,
and DIR. McGlynn was assured that
he still held the upper hand in his
controversy with the Archbishop.
Then George spoke with his usual
vivacity, assuring the audience that
by proper taxation the lot of the
poor man will be improved.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-08

SAY" said Berkey to his wife yester-
day, at dinner, you didn't say anything
to any one about what what was tel
ling you night before last, did you?
That's secret" "a secret? Why,
didn't know it was a secret" she replied,
kind of regretfuliy. "Well, did you tell
it? | want to know" "Why, no;
never thought of it since. Ididn't know
it was a secret. ."-Newport Ky) Journal.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-08
STATE HELP.

1t is reported that the French
government is erecting a co-opera-
tive textile machinery manufactory
at a cost of 81, 100000 That's the
kind of cooperation that leads to
success-with the machinery the
property of all the people.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-24
Thackeray's Appearance and Manner.

The appearance and manner Of
Thackeray are thus described by II. III,
Stoddard: "The misshaped nose, so
broad at the bridge and stubby at the
end, was the effect of an early accident.
His near-sightedness, unless hereditary,
must have had similar origin, for no
man had less the appearance Of stu
dent who had weakened his sight by
application to books. In his gestures
especially in the act of bowing to a
lady-there was a certain awkwardness,
made more conspicuous by his tall,
well-proportioned and really command
ing figure. His hair, at forty, was
already gray, but abundant and massy;
the cheeks had ruddy tinge, and there
was no sallowness in the complexion;
the eyes, keen and kindly even when
they wore a sarcastic expression, twin
kled sometimes through and sometimes
over his spectacles. What 1 should
call the predominant expression of the
countenance was courage--a readiness
to face the world on its own terms,
without either bawling or whining,
asking no favors. and yielding, if at all,
from magnanimity. have seen but
two faces in which this expression.
coupled with high intellectual power,
was equally striking-those of Daniel
Webster and Thomas Carlyle. But the
former had saturnine gloom even in
its animation, and the latter q variety
and intensity of expression which were
absent from 1hackeray's."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-24
Who Was She?

October the ninth, eighteen hundred anC
| forty nine, an hour before sunset. We
three were leisurely riding over the prairie
l-Davenant, his little daughter Minnie
and /. We had left the fort at noon for ar
hours ride; and, tempted by the crisp
bracing atmosphere and the magnifcence
of the scene, beguiling the way with
friendly chat, we had gone on and on until
the day was well-nigh spent. Grand spec
tacle indeed was that A cloudless autumn
sky overhead; treeless, level expanse of
plain stretching out everywhere to the hori-
zon, with no living thing in view-a place
where man could be all alone with his
Maker. We drew rein Mt last with q COM
mon impulse, and looked all about us.
Then Davenant and / exchanged glances
which were quite intelligent, without
words. So far had our course brought us,
that the fort AMI all the landmarks near it
were beyond our vision; there was nothing
to guide us back. We were plainly and
palpably lost OF the prairie. What We might
have thought, what done, must be forever
conjectured; the danger that was presently
thrust upon our attention drove the lesser
evil from our thoughts.
"Look there!" exclaimed the child. "How
funny!"
Her finger pointed to the east Against
the clear sky, brought into full relief by
the setting sun, dozen dark objects ap-
peared moving in our direction.
We watched them for a few moments as
they seemed to increase in size,
They are coming this way" said.
They are Indians" suddenly cried
Davenant. "Ride-ride for your lives!"
The child was used to horseback exer-
else, and could ride at top speed. They
were mounted on the ponies common 10 the
plains; | bestrode a powerful bay thor
oughbred, the favorite mount OF the oom-
mandant of the post. lie answered my
spur with half dozen bounds which took
me away from my companions; but |
needed their cry, and checked him TO their
pace. For ten minutes we galloped steadi-
ly on without word. Then faint yell
rose behind us; our pursuers were gaining.
"These wretched animals!" Davenant
muttered through his teeth. They will
destroy us-Ha~
The exclamation was caused by the whis-
tie of something overhead, Which buried
itself in the ground. II was an arrow.
i held the curb close on my noble horse,
while the Ponies toiled painfully along
under the whip to keep pace with him.
savage whoop sounded frightfully near,
and n shower of missiles Glove the air
around us. With groan. Davcnant drop
ped from his pony. pulled short up.
"Don't STOP" he cried. I'm done for.
Good-by, old fellow! Save Minnie and
God bless you'll"
dashed on; and minute later a chorus
of demoniac clies in the rear told me of {, G
horrible fate OF my friend. In five minutes
more, the fendish troop would over;nke
the pony that carried Minnie. could not
leave her; what could bo done2 There
was one expedient, and took it. Riding
close beside her, lifted her clear of the sad
die aud placed her in front OF me. "Cling
her arms were fast nj out my neck.
And now, und,r whip and spur, my GAL
liant bay stretched out in tremendous
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-24
Canada Thlstles a Grcen Manure.

Many farmers will be shocked to
learn that experienced vineyardists in
the grape growing regions do notre-
gard the Canada thistle as an unmiti-
gated nuisance. They use it as green
manure, plowing whenever large
enough, and thus keep up and increase
the fertility of their land. Under con-
slant cultivation the soil between the
rows becomes hard through exhaustion
Of its vegetable matter. Glover, the
great renovator for the grain cropper,
is denied to the grape grower. 1t re-
quires keeping the land too long in
sod, to the detrment of the vine, be-
fore it can be plowed. With the Can
ada tn stle plowing while growing
luxuriant vegetation without sod is
easily practicable. SO the old ques-
tion whether men get grapes from th s.
ties may be answered affirmatively,
provided it is done indirectly, and the
right use of the thistle as a manure is
made. But temperance people may OBJ
ject that both the Canada thistle and
alcoholic liquors are good gifts of God
that may we'll be dispensed with.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-24
VOLUME VIII.
Bx 3. 8. LEWIS.


There Is no place upon tho earth.
Where love should reign complets,
More than IL should around the hearth
Where kindred bosoms mott;
There blessed peace should over smile,
And gone dissension's gloom,
And lurk no envy, guilt, or guile,
Around the hearth at home.
When DER life's drear and troubled waste
We pass with doubts and fears,
And ev'ry scene around us cast
Is fraught with sghs and tears,
How often will we long to leave
Those scenes OF grief and gloom,
And fonder to our bosoms cloaNe
The memories OF home.
When childhood's joys are past away,
And days OF youth are gone,
When time has tingod our hair with gray,
And death is stealing on
All then what pleasure 'tis to think
OF youths bright, joyous bloom,
And cups OF bliss We used to drink
With those we left at homo.
When on the bed Of death we lie,
And life with us is DER,
Ere death docs close the glazing oyo
To look ON enrth no more
o, then on Him place ev'ry care
W llo trinllaIAlaa.l q isF -tlaa- -tos.ah ah,-
And bids u seek in realms more fair
An everlasting home.